Decorative Plate

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Decorative Plate

Entry/Object ID

1979.4.2

Description

Advertising calendar plate for the year 1912. The plate shows an image of an owl perched on a large book in front of a winter scene. Within the book is a calendar of the year 1912, January through December, separated by month. The center bottom is labeled, "Compliments of Mrs. G. H. Pillsbury, Millinery & Ladies Furnishings GROTON, VT."

Context

Distributed by Mrs. G. H. Pillsbury in Groton, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1979.4

Source or Donor

Harris, Jeanne

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1912

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Plate, Decorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Calendar

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knickknack

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Decorative Furnishings

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3/4 in

Diameter

7-3/4 in

Material

Ceramic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

G. H. Pillsbury

Related Places

Place

Town

Groton

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America